March 5, 2018

Faith and Film: Black Panther

Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.

I can’t remember any time in the last decade that a movie has opened with so much interest as the eagerly anticipated Black Panther. Not only has it been the subject of many media stories, but it has opened to great reviews, huge numbers at the box office, and long lines at the multiplexes. This is even more amazing for a movie opening in February, traditionally a slow month for movies.

Young director and co-writer Ryan Coogler must have felt an enormous weight taking on Black Panther. As the first African superhero, many from the entertainment industry followed every aspect of the production and were eager to see the finished product. If the movie was not a success, it would be a huge disappointment to many. As we now know, any fears about Black Panther’s success were unfounded.
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February 20, 2018

Photo of the Week: Dominican Sisters of Tacoma Receive Gift of Heritage Room

“This year the sisters and associates celebrated Foundation Day by dedicating a Heritage Room housed at Marymount-LeMay Family Collection . . . [T]he Heritage Room contains an overview of our lives from 1888-present. It presents one window into the lives of the Sisters and Associates.” Read article

February 20, 2018

UN Update – CSW 62: Empowering Rural Women and Girls

“The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is an exclusive UN body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women . . . This year the Commission will be in session 12^th to 23^rd of March to discuss the priority theme of ‘Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls.'” Read article by Dominican Volunteer Viviana Garcia-Blanco

February 20, 2018

The McGreal Center Archives: Histories of Collaboration

Submitted by Aaron Reisberg (McGreal Archivist)

Over the past ten years, the McGreal Center has become home to twenty-one unique historical collections. The Center is blessed with many volunteers, interns, and graduate and undergraduate student workers who assist the archivist in preserving and making these collections accessible for researchers. From monastery archives to conference records to personal papers, the McGreal Center’s archives share the story of the Dominican Family in the United States from multiple perspectives, and through a variety of formats. Among its many unique collections, the Center holds the records for nearly all of the Family’s collaborative organizations in the United States. This article will focus on two of them: the Parable Conference for Dominican Life and Mission, and Las Casas: Dominicans in Ministry with Native Americans, Inc.
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February 20, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Peace at the Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference

How often does one see interstate traffic backed up for Mass? That was the scene on Saturday, February 17, as Sisters from the Dominican Sisters of Peace traveled to the Ohio State Fair Grounds for the Eleventh Annual Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference.
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